Avalanche Mechanics,
Abstract
Contents: Some strength characteristics of snow; Water filtration properties of snow; Viscoplastic flow of snow on slopes; Snow layer stability coefficient; Computation of stability of the snow layer on a flat slope; Inverse computations of strength parameters of snow; Influence of seismic accelerations on avalanche formation; Equilibrium of the snow cover on convex and concave parts of slopes; Computation of movement of avalanches; Nomograms for computing the movement of avalanches; and Simplified equations of motion of avalanches.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1970
- Accession Number
- AD0715049
Entities
People
- Yu. D. Moskalev
Organizations
- Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory